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FZNT24 KNHC 260929
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES
MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 
25N96W TO 19N94W DRIFT W AND INLAND TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES BUILD 
ALONG 26N SUN AND MON AS WEAK COLD FRONT STALLS ALONG N GULF 
COAST.  STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTER N GULF TUE AND DISSIPATE FROM 
SW FLORIDA TO SE LOUISIANA WED.   

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GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 96W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E 
OF 96W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN 
COAST DURING LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS W OF 95W.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT 
BECOMING W TO NW SUN. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOME W SUN. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES